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County and local mental health officials met Thursday to discuss solutions presented by the grand jury of the Robert Desmond shooting from March of this year.
Read More »Gainesville’s Government Plans To Respond To The Robert Dentmond Report
Justices Overturn Decades-Old Death Sentence
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer who has spent more than four decades on Death Row for a racially charged murder during civil unrest in the Jacksonville area. The unanimous decision — a rarity in death penalty cases in which convictions are …
Read More »New Phone Scam Impersonates Alachua County Sheriff Deputy
The Alachua County Sheriffs Office is warning residents of scammers, pretending to be deputies, calling and asking for money.
Read More »Governor Scott Adds $10 Million More To Fight Zika
Governor Scott approved more funds for fighting the Zika virus across the state.
Read More »Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak at Florida State
Officials at Florida State University are hoping a campus-wide hand-washing campaign will help stop an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. According to school health officials, they’re seeing “significant decreases” in the outbreak. They say a dozen students were treated at on-campus health locations and another seven sought medical …
Read More »Florida Congressman Says Storm May Worsen Zika Outbreak
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan warned in a letter that rainfall from tropical storms may create a "fertile breeding ground" for mosquitoes carrying Zika.
Read More »Racism Allegations Against Judge Enter Death Row Case
A lawyer for Death Row inmate Terrance Phillips wants the Florida Supreme Court to order an investigation into allegations of racism involving the circuit judge who sentenced the Jacksonville man to death — including accusations that the judge once said blacks should “go back to Africa.” Judge Mark Hulsey, elected …
Read More »No Charges Related To Abuse Allegations At Closed Florida Boys School
No one will be charged in connection with allegations of sexual abuse and murder at the now-shuttered Dozier School for Boys 60 miles west of Tallahassee, with prosecutors saying the passage of time has erased crucial evidence and left many potential witnesses dead.
Read More »Zika Tourism Effects Could Take Time To Play Out
With Florida battling a Zika virus outbreak in Miami, the full impacts of federal and international travel advisories on the state's tourism industry won't be known for months. The state's tourism-marketing arm Visit Florida, following Gov. Rick Scott and other officials, has maintained a message that Florida is safe and open for business.
Read More »Florida Gov Offers Free Zika Test Kits For Pregnant Women
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says pregnant women statewide can get a free Zika test to determine whether they’ve been infected with the mosquito-borne virus. Scott directed state health officials Wednesday to make the tests available at county health departments and also said the state would provide additional lab services to …
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